Connect Mark 14:28 with Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah's resurrection. Mark 14:28—The Risen Shepherd Leads Again “ ‘But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.’ ” • Spoken immediately after quoting Zechariah 13:7 (“Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered”), Jesus promises His disciples two certainties: – His literal resurrection—“after I have risen.” – His shepherd-like regathering—“I will go ahead of you,” the risen Shepherd leading His scattered flock. An Anticipated Resurrection in the Psalms • Psalm 16:10-11—“For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see decay…” – David’s language transcends his own experience; only the Messiah fully fits a body that never decays. Acts 2:25-32 and 13:35-37 confirm this connection. • Psalm 22:21-22—“Save me from the mouth of the lion… I will proclaim Your name to my brothers.” – The psalm moves from suffering (vv.1-20) to post-deliverance praise (vv.21-31), prefiguring death followed by new life. Hebrews 2:11-12 applies verse 22 to Jesus. Isaiah Foresees Life after Atonement • Isaiah 53:10-11—“When He has made His life a guilt offering, He will see His seed, He will prolong His days… After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied.” – The Servant dies as an offering, yet “prolongs His days.” Only resurrection explains the paradox. Hosea’s Third-Day Pattern • Hosea 6:2—“After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.” – A national call to repentance, but its “third-day” language foreshadows the Messiah’s timetable (Luke 24:46, 1 Corinthians 15:4). Jonah: The Prophetic Sign under the Waves • Jonah 1:17—“Jonah spent three days and three nights in the stomach of the fish.” – Jesus cites Jonah as the sign of His own burial and rising (Matthew 12:40), underscoring a pre-written pattern of death and emergence to life. Zechariah’s Stricken Shepherd and the Reunited Flock • Zechariah 13:7—“Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.” – Mark 14:27 quotes this verse; Mark 14:28 completes the picture. The sword falls, the flock scatters, yet the Shepherd rises and regathers them in Galilee—fulfilling both scattering and resurrection foretastes in one seamless narrative. The Thread Drawn Tight • Old Testament voices harmonize: the Holy One does not decay (Psalm 16), the Servant lives after atonement (Isaiah 53), the third-day motif repeats (Hosea 6, Jonah 1), and the Shepherd resumes His leadership after being struck (Zechariah 13). • Jesus’ words in Mark 14:28 draw all these strands into a single, climactic promise—His bodily resurrection and His ongoing, shepherding presence with His people. |
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